weather advisories in effect as far south as tennessee and virginia tonight. that region expected to be hit with freezing rain and sleet as well throughout the night. the cold snap already causing death and destruction across the country. a 70-year-old man found frozen to death inside his illinois home, and a 38-year-old man dead of hype therm ya outside his home in green bay. this after a 77-year-old found frozen to death over the weekend. slick roadways outside cincinnati last night contributed to an 86-car pileup leaving a 12-year-old girl dead. the cold weather remains through thursday morning. much of the north and northeast will be freezing this weekend. i'll pact felt by consumers. natural gas prices rose more than 14% over the past week ahead of the below normal temperatures, and after a summer of extensive drought, the cold snap hitting much of the midwest and taking unseasonably cold temperatures into the southwestern u.s., the result analysts predicting will be rises prices on everything from green vegetables like lettuce and broccoli to the drought